Chionochloa howensis

Chionochloa howensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Arundinoideae
Genus:	Chionochloa
Species:	C. howensis
Binomial name
	Chionochloa howensis ; Jacobs (1988)

Chionochloa howensis is a grass in the Poaceae family. The specific epithet derives from the name of the island to which it is endemic. The species was first discovered by John Pickard in 1970. Its affinities lie with Chionochloa flavicans of New Zealand and not with Australian species of Chionochloa. ^[1]

Description

It is an erect perennial grass, growing to about 1 m in height. The leaf blade is 60 cm or more long and 12 mm wide; it is flat, strongly ribbed, and scabrous on the upper surface.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

The grass is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it is known only from the cliffs of Mounts Lidgbird and Gower at the southern end of the island.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d " Chionochloa howensis ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

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[abrs-1] " Chionochloa howensis ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

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